How to get rid of phlegm in a child's throat How to get rid of phlegm in a child's throat

Children have relatively poor resistance and if they are not careful, they are likely to develop symptoms of cold and cough. When they cough and have phlegm, because babies cannot cough up phlegm, their throats always sound gurgling, which makes the child feel very uncomfortable. Parents will be particularly anxious at this time. So, how to get rid of phlegm in children's throats?

1. Maintain appropriate temperature and humidity indoors

When a child has phlegm in his throat, you should pay attention to keeping the indoor environment comfortable, open the windows regularly for ventilation, and keep the air circulating fresh; the indoor temperature should be kept at around 18-22 degrees, and the indoor humidity should be kept at around 65%. If the indoor air is relatively dry, you can use a humidifier, or mop the floor with a wet cloth to increase the humidity, which will help the discharge of phlegm.

2. Pat on the back

When the baby has phlegm in his throat and cannot cough it out, parents can gently pat the baby's back with their hollow palms. It is recommended to pat the baby's back from top to bottom and from inside to outside. Each patting lasts for 3 to 5 minutes, and pat the baby's back 2 to 3 times a day. This can loosen the phlegm in the trachea and facilitate coughing up the phlegm.

3. Drinking Water Method

When the baby has phlegm in the throat, you can let the baby drink more water, especially boiled water at about 23 degrees, which can moisten the throat, not only help eliminate inflammation, but also help to cough up secretions in the respiratory tract. In addition, drinking more water can promote blood circulation, urinate more, promote the discharge of toxins and waste as soon as possible, and alleviate the condition.

4. Steam method

When your baby has phlegm in his throat, you can pour boiling water into a cup and let the baby breathe through the steam with his mouth and nose. This can also dilute the phlegm and promote coughing up the phlegm, but you must be careful to prevent the baby from getting burned.

5. Diet adjustment

When the baby has a lot of phlegm in his throat, you can also relieve the symptoms through diet therapy. If the cough and phlegm are caused by wind-cold, you can boil peeled almonds and millet into almond porridge. If the cough and yellow phlegm are caused by wind-heat, you can boil honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, and peach kernels, and add a small amount of honey to make double-flower peach kernel juice to relieve cough and reduce phlegm. You can also boil monk fruit, white radish, and pig lungs to make soup, which also has a good effect of relieving cough and reducing phlegm.